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Brides who serve?

Everytime I see "military brides" its alway the future husband who is serving. However, Im the opposite. I am serving in the United States Army while my fiance is a civilian. I was just wondering, are there any others out there?

Me! Im a lieutenant in the AF and my fiancé is a civilian - I've been struggling whether to do the Arch of Swords after the ceremony. My parents had it at their wedding but my Dad was in his full uniform, and obviously I'll be wearing white. Any tips?? Are you considering incorporating your service into the ceremony at all?

Yeah Ive thought about it, but being enlisted I cant do the beautiful sword arch like an officer, and I just cant seem to think of anything else that I could incorporate into it. Any product out there for that like wedding toppers or whatever are always directed towards the man being in the military and not the woman. i might wear an army garter though, just as a subtle reminder of the soldier I am when Im not in a fancy dress

We are out there! My fiance and I are actually dual military, we are both active duty Army. It does pose certain difficulties. When we talk to vendors about military clauses in contracts they look at me like I'm crazy while I try to explain that I'm in the military too...My sister ordered me an ACU print garter off etsy, and with a bit of searching you can actually find people who will make cake toppers where the bride is in an uniform.

We are dual military. We both so happened to be station on the same base until 2015. We also are both lucky to be in non deployable status. After his tour they offered him instructing so it works out. Im SGT in Army and hes SGT Marines. Lol we are E-10.

I'm active duty 1LT Army. My fiance is a civillian. Biggest concern right nowis the budget cuts affecting the wedding, may not be able to take leave for the honeymoon because our civillians are getting furloughed.

You're not alone!!! I'm serving in the Air Force and my fiance used to be in the Army years ago. I'm stationed overseas and currently deployed at the moment. I return from my deployment in a couple of months and then I will be heading off to my new duty location in Germany and the wedding is in October...smh! Between being deployed and working 14+ hours 6 days week, going to school, gym and planning a wedding...I'm about to lose my mindoh my goodness, this is tough!!!

I'm active duty 1LT Army. My fiance is a civillian. Biggest concern right now is the budget cuts affecting the wedding, may not be able to take leave for the honeymoon because our civillians are getting furloughed.Posted by rsherman13

I'm in the exact same situation as you. We're not planning on taking a honeymoon until the summer after our wedding (this December); that way we have the honeymoon we want without having to try and beg, borrow, and steal for leave dates (it was hard enough to get a week off for my wedding, and even that's not certain). It's not ideal, but it is better than nothing.

I think the hardest part about my being active and he being a civilian is that he's had to adjust some of his life plans. It's a lot easier for a woman to stay home and be a homemaker (my mother did it) than it is for a man..yes due to the natural sexual stigma associated with gender roles. Communication and compromise are the biggest keys here, as in any relationship, but I think most especially in a relationship with a third party i.e. Uncle Sam.

Hi, I am an Army soldier and my Fiance' is a contractor (civilian) who works with the Army and we just so happen to be together in Afghanistan. I am so new to all of this and i know it's going to be difficult because i'm stationed at Ft. Campbell KY and he lives in Vegas but is from Louisiana, however I have family in Vegas and I am born and raised in CA. SO as u can see ppl are all over and I just found this page & feeling a little overwhelmed. The ideal date is April 23rd 2014 my birthday. ; p

We are dual mil and I deployed last year, he'll go at the end of this year.

Can I finally voice that I HATE that the mil gets to influence our planning? I want to pick a date because of the weather, time of year, sunset, temperature, avaliability, etc...not scheduling around CST training and RDD dates. Ok, end of vent. I should be use to this by now, right?